Yreka, Calif., March 16, 2026 — With spring around the corner, conditions have become favorable for prescribed underburning to begin on the Klamath National Forest.
Fire managers from the Salmon-Scott River Ranger District are gearing up to begin prescribed underburning on the East Fork Scott Project in the Hayden Ridge and Masterson Loop areas, about two miles north of the community of Callahan.
Burning is planned for two units, both within isolated parcels of National Forest System land…






